Infertility update

While I was waiting for my last IUI, I was sitting in the waiting room of the doctor's office and flipping through an issue of Conceive magazine and stopped to take a quiz. It had a list of ten true-false questions, things like, "Do you keep your expectations low on every try to keep yourself from being disappointed?" and "Would you welcome news from your doctor that pregnancy isn't possible for you, just so you could move on with your life?" I answered true to eight of them, which put me well in the range of "Maybe you should reconsider this path you're on." It shocked both Doug and me, though it confirmed something we really both knew already: this is tearing me apart mentally, and I can't continue ad infinitum.

We had an appointment with the doctor this morning to talk about our options for moving forward, and I'm glad we did. I don't know if I feel any better or more in control of the situation, but at least I feel like we're moving forward and aren't just spinning our wheels.

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